Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)--
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ESE
1.9
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)111114121211111011101089109998881581413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7414318466867470844734624018414649488212018094993221809270795010087
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
25
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
1.85
7:03PM
1.79
7:28AM
1.82
7:53PM
1.80
8:18AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
0.18
1:00PM
0.22
1:20AM
0.20
1:48PM
0.22
2:13AM
0.23
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:52-------6:54--
Sunset-8:30-------8:29-------8:27------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201816151515181415151312121213131414151413121617
Feels °C (?)1917151515141591012977101189810101091415
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